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Waiting times since the start of last Ofsted full inspection visit – all authorities and south east authorities

Table 4.1: Number of days since the start of last Ofsted full inspection visit with a published report as at 12/7/2024

SE Rank	South East LAs	Type	Grade	Days waited	Ntl Rank 153
1	Hampshire	ILACS1	Outstanding	1,901	7
2	Windsor and Maidenhead	ILACS1	Good	1,642	21
3	Milton Keynes	ILACS1	Requires Improvement	991	34
4	Buckinghamshire	ILACS1	Requires Improvement	949	41
5	Surrey	ILACS1	Requires Improvement	907	43
6	West Berkshire	ILACS1	Good	851	55
7	Kent	ILACS1	Outstanding	795	64
8	Bracknell Forest	ILACS1	Outstanding	760	66
9	Slough	ILACS2	Requires Improvement	536	93
10	Wokingham	ILACS2	Requires Improvement	494	101
11	West Sussex	ILACS2	Requires Improvement	487	103
12	Portsmouth	ILACS2	Good	424	110
13	Southampton	ILACS2	Good	403	111
14	Medway	ILACS2	Good	361	118
15	Isle of Wight	ILACS2	Good	256	127
16	East Sussex	ILACS2	Good	214	135
17	Oxfordshire	ILACS2	Good	151	137
18	Brighton and Hove	ILACS2	Outstanding	123	142
19	Reading	ILACS2	Requires Improvement	81	146

National Rank of 153	National LAs	Type	Grade	Days waited
1	Waltham Forest	ILACS1	Good	1,992
2	South Gloucestershire	ILACS1	Requires Improvement	1,957
3	Enfield	ILACS1	Good	1,957
4	Cheshire West and Chester	ILACS1	Good	1,943
5	Suffolk	ILACS1	Outstanding	1,922
6	Redbridge	ILACS1	Outstanding	1,901
7	Hampshire	ILACS1	Outstanding	1,901
8	Gateshead	ILACS1	Good	1,901
9	Barnet	ILACS1	Good	1,887
10	Tower Hamlets	ILACS1	Good	1,859
11	Kirklees	ILACS1	Requires Improvement	1,859
12	Warrington	ILACS1	Good	1,831
13	Southend-on-Sea	ILACS1	Requires Improvement	1,824
14	Westminster	ILACS1	Outstanding	1,768
15	Kensington and Chelsea	ILACS1	Outstanding	1,768
16	Cornwall	ILACS1	Good	1,733
17	Kingston upon Thames	ILACS1	Outstanding	1,726
18	Thurrock	ILACS1	Good	1,705
19	Hackney	ILACS1	Requires Improvement	1,705

Table 4.2: Last 20 published reports: number of days waited, and position on the waiting list when picked, at the start of last Ofsted full inspection

Start Date	Local Authority	Wait between inspection type	Grade Before	Grade After	Position in waiting list when taken	Days waited
May 2024	Nottinghamshire	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Good	2	1,687
May 2024	Oldham	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Requires Improvement	Good	2	1,939
May 2024	Halton	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Requires Improvement	Inadequate	2	1,533
May 2024	Telford and Wrekin	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Outstanding	Outstanding	24	1,561
Apr 2024	Reading	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Requires Improvement	Requires Improvement	17	1,680
Apr 2024	Northumberland	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Outstanding	27	1,554
Apr 2024	Westmoreland and Furness	New Authority – ILACS2	New Authority	Good	115	388
Apr 2024	Ealing	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Requires Improvement	Good	22	1,631
Apr 2024	Leicestershire	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Requires Improvement	Outstanding	18	1,673
Apr 2024	Rutland	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Requires Improvement	Good	32	1,505
Mar 2024	Hartlepool	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Outstanding	1	2,065
Mar 2024	Hammersmith and Fulham	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Outstanding	17	1,645
Mar 2024	Brighton and Hove	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Outstanding	1	2,072
Mar 2024	Cambridgeshire	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Requires Improvement	Requires Improvement	3	1,876
Feb 2024	Cheshire East	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Requires Improvement	Inadequate	29	1,561
Feb 2024	Calderdale	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Good	3	1,925
Feb 2024	Oxfordshire	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Good	1	2,128
Jan 2024	Plymouth	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Requires Improvement	Requires Improvement	4	1,911
Dec 2023	Havering	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Inadequate	2	2,009
Dec 2023	East Sussex	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Outstanding	Good	4	1,974

Table 4.3: All-time longest waits for a main inspection as at 12/7/2024

National Rank	LA	Wait between inspection type	Grade before	Grade after	Days waited	Dates
1	Sefton	SIF1 – ILACS1 (no SIF2)	Requires Improvement	Inadequate	2,191	Feb 2016 – Feb 2022
2	Poole (now closed)	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Good	Requires Improvement	2,142	Oct 2011 – Sep 2017
3	Oxfordshire	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Good	2,128	Apr 2018 – Feb 2024
4	Brighton and Hove	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Outstanding	2,072	Jul 2018 – Mar 2024
5	Bury	SIF1 – ILACS1 (no SIF2)	Requires Improvement	Inadequate	2,072	Feb 2016 – Oct 2021
6	Blackburn with Darwen	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Good	Good	2,072	Jan 2012 – Sep 2017
7	Hartlepool	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Outstanding	2,065	Jul 2018 – Mar 2024
8	Sheffield	SIF1 – ILACS1 (no SIF2)	Requires Improvement	Good	2,064	Nov 2013 – Jul 2019
9	Derbyshire	SIF1 – ILACS1 (no SIF2)	Good	Requires Improvement	2,057	Nov 2013 – Jul 2019
10	Wolverhampton	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Requires Improvement	Good	2,051	Jun 2011 – Jan 2017
11	Southwark	SIF1 – ILACS1 (no SIF2)	Good	Good	2,030	Mar 2017 – Sep 2022
12	Camden	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Good	Good	2,030	Feb 2012 – Sep 2017
13	Richmond upon Thames	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Good	Good	2,016	Mar 2012 – Sep 2017
14	Warwickshire	SIF1 – ILACS1 (no SIF2)	Good	Requires Improvement	2,010	May 2017 – Nov 2021
15	Havering	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Inadequate	2,009	Jun 2018 – Dec 2023
16	Bracknell Forest	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Good	Good	2,006	Oct 2011 – Apr 2017
17	Merton	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Good	Good	2,005	Jan 2012 – July 2017
18	Hillingdon	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Outstanding	1,995	Apr 2018 – Oct 2023
19	Wirral	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Good	Good	1,988	Jan 2011 – Jul 2016
20	Peterborough	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Good	1,981	Jun 2018 – Nov 2023

NB the database starts from the date of SLAC inspections which run between June 2009 and July 2012

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All the data on these pages have been produced by SESLIP analysis of information published at Ofsted’s report pages, which involves manual data transfer and is therefore subject to errors and omissions. If you spot anything that looks wrong, please contact Richard Tyndall 07880-787007